Wal-Mart Stores Canada Raise $1.4 million to Support the Canadian Red Cross
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Wal-mart associate Nicoleta Garoiu and Red Cross coordinator Stephanie Murray at the Wal-mart store Hanover, Ontario. | |
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During the month long campaign, Wal-Mart stores held special events during their annual fundraising campaign, including donations at the registers, hosting in-store charity drives and teaming up with suppliers to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross.
The Canadian Red Cross helps people affected by emergencies and disasters, ranging from family house fires to regional flooding and natural disasters. The Red Cross works to provide emergency needs like food, shelter, emotional support and family reunification. All Red Cross assistance is provided free of charge by over 30,000 dedicated volunteers across the country and with the help of generous financial donors such as Wal-Mart Canada.
“We are very thankful to the Canadian public for their generosity and to Wal-mart for making this campaign a success,’ says Tim Hoswitschka, Director of National Corporate Relations at the Canadian Red Cross. “Funds raised will help us help the community when a disaster strikes.”
The Canadian Red Cross is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which includes the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and 185 national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Canadian Red Cross mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.
About Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
Established in 1994 and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Wal-Mart Canada operates a growing network of 292 outlets nationwide. In recent years more than 100 Canadian communities have lobbied or petitioned to have a Wal-Mart built in their towns. The company employs more than 70,000 Canadians and has been ranked one of Canada’s best employers five of the past six years by international human-resources firm Hewitt Associates and Report on Business Magazine. For more information about the company, Wal-Mart Canada’s first Corporate Values Report is available at www.walmart.ca.
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For more information, please contact:
Canadian Red Cross
Media Relations Line
613-740-1994
